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All of MY books give measurements in 0.001's; that is thousandths! Both or my calipers measure in thousandths and if they are off by a thousandth or two no big deal. But luckily MY loading manuals indicate most OAL differences in 0.010, or ten thousandths. So there is a bit of an allowance built in...

AndyC, Deeper than what "normal"? Deeper than min OAL? Yup, that would bother me too. I don't see where anyone suggested pushing a bullet 0.10 deeper than min OAL. In fact, we were discussing thousandths, not tenths. I assume that you were thinking about a min OAL, right? If not then plea...

another Q. I bought this Harrell Precision culver powder dispenser. the thing hates Unique. can't get two consistent "throws" either on or off! anybody have any powder suggestions? for 9mm, if that's any consequence... DoubleJ, If your dispenser doesn't like large flake powders (Unique) t...

Depends on the caliber - it's more critical with low-volume, higher-pressure calibers (eg 9mmP, 40S&W) than the larger-volume, low-pressure ones (eg .45ACP). I'd definitely feel uncomfortable shooting a 9mm or .40 which has the bullet pushed in 1/10th " deeper than normal (uncomfortable to...

Looks like Saxet has a new location for shows in San Antonio. It's at the Freeman Coliseum on east Houston, just south of Fort Sam. I've been by there in the past but have never been inside and don't know really how big it is. It looks like it's a much larger place than the Al Shazzam hall and mayb...

I also noticed the variation in overall length. I was aiming for 1.125 and had variations up to 1.128. I can't figure out the cause of this either unless my son was short stroking the press. Or maybe that is within tolerances. Maybe one of the experts will chime in on that point (hint...hint);-) At...

CMP came through. Delivered the day before my birthday! Though, I'm sure that wasn't planned. It was still perfect timing. She was made in Nov. 1940! Oh man, am I jealous! I've wanted on of those since I was a boy. And that was a long time ago! :grin: Congratulations! She's a beauty. RKirby, Then w...

I would be willing to try it if I were in the test area. Me too! I would hope, though, that I could get the wireless unit on the 7.2KV side and not the unit that bridges from the 7.2KV side to MY side. Yikes does that sound bad. My pole and transformer sit about 100ft from the house so a healthy wi...

I will try carefully resizing and trimming about 100 cases, load them similar to the ones that had issues and check it out at the range again. Sounds like this may be the cure. I will look into getting some headspace gauges if there are further problems. Do you suggest GO, NO-GO, and FIELD gauges? ...

Charles L. Cotton "Ed's Red Bath"? Please tell my what product/solution you immerse them in, please? If you don't want the bother of mixing it up yourself check out the Brownells web site. =================== http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=19936 Mfr: BROWNELLS...

Reload a rifle cartridge say...45-70 And I decided on the bullet, say...405 gr. semi-jacketed soft-nose point... I have the brass saved... What would be the last two items recommended that would complete getting the rounds reloaded...I can get the press, and the associated dies to work it... I need...

the 45-70 load data is on Hogdon web site http://data.hodgdon.com Good stuff!!! Thanks!!! Gives me something to look at, study, and test out... Stevie, I have loaded 405, 350, and 300 gr bullets for my .45-70. Unless you really want to punish yourself (over and over) you might want to consider a li...

In my limited experience as a reloader, I've found that the cases must also be trimmed before the operation if using a crimp. Everytime I've resized after trimming, the case buckles below the neck when I crimp. If I resize it and then trim, the crimping operation is flawless. Obviously, resizing al...

What about some of these for ammo? http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories/partList.aspx?catID=2&subID=190&styleID=922 Mithras61, You have gotten some good advice about taking care of your new acquisition, and some reasonable cautions about loads. In addition, Speer maintains that you need...

Currently, being new at reloading, I am trimming cases 100%. I know it's not necessary, but I am working on consistency until I feel more comfortable. However, I'm not sure where in the cycle that trimming takes place. What I'm doing is decapping and resizing clean brass as a first step. Then I use...